ESB

Lobbying Organisation ESB

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Engagements seeking technical amendment to existing legislation to clarify that the DSO may engage in dispatching, to ensure that the transposition of the Clean Energy Package can be completed in a manner that enables ESBN to carry out the intended DSO role, in particular with regard to non-frequency ancillary and flexibility services.

Intended results That the transposition is completed in a manner that enables ESBN implement the intended role

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ellen Diskin, ESB Networks

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Emails to: o Micheal Callaghan o Paul McAufield o Paul Mulqueen o Una NicGiollaChoille As indirect communication to Matt Collins, Assistant Secretary, Energy, DECC

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with o Micheal Callaghan o Paul McAufield As indirect communication to Matt Collins, Assistant Secretary, Energy, DECC

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Matthew Collins Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)